Tammie Rogers
Inspired by Dogs & Nature
Category: My Dogs
More Scent Discrimination – Riff
The activity of “teaching dogs to detect scent” is akin to the idea of “teaching a person to see colors.” Dogs don’t need to be taught to detect scent anymore than people need to be taught to see colors. However, if we want to… Continue Reading “More Scent Discrimination – Riff”
Devices for Service Dog Task: Call For Help
In my last post I showed Service-Dogs-In-Training, Riff and Rock, pressing a Recordable Dog Button which was programmed to speak to an Alexa device, to call for help. In this short video, you’ll see two additional possible devices that can be employed when training… Continue Reading “Devices for Service Dog Task: Call For Help”
Service Dog Training Task: “Get Help!”
In this video you see Riff and Rock learning to press a button which “speaks to an Alexa device. The Recordable Dog Buttons are becoming quite common for folks who choose to teach their dogs to “talk” to them. I employed the button to… Continue Reading “Service Dog Training Task: “Get Help!””
Scent Discrimination Training – Riff
As we train Riff for his future partnership as a Service Dog, we are teaching him a number of different skills. One such task is to alert to a specific scent. This may be blood glucose highs and lows, or perhaps allergen alert. A… Continue Reading “Scent Discrimination Training – Riff”
Scent Discrimination “Riff”
Here’s a short video of Riff on 11-4-24 at 6 months old. I’m training Riff to perform a variety of Service Dog tasks including scent discrimination. I plan to place him into Service Dog work when the appropriate person with a disability is identified.… Continue Reading “Scent Discrimination “Riff””
Early Scent Discrimination Training
I’ve been working with a handful of four month old puppies on some very basic service dog training tasks. A couple of the puppies are very keen and I have decided to teach them scent discrimination. This task can be used to alert to… Continue Reading “Early Scent Discrimination Training”
How To Raise A Good Dog
I have a wonderful, 12 year old dog that I’ve never trained. He doesn’t sit or down on command. Yet, he’s the most polite and relaxed dog in the house. First on the list of how to raise a great dog is MANAGEMENT. Refrain… Continue Reading “How To Raise A Good Dog”
Side-car Riding Buddy
We took photos of the three week puppies yesterday. At this age, they are active but unsteady, so we often use “props” like small baskets in which or over which we can “suggest” the puppy remains while I try to snap a decent picture.… Continue Reading “Side-car Riding Buddy”
Sleeping like a dog
So, dang precious. Almost two weeks old, now, I catch the male puppy (August) sleeping on his back quite often. With just four in this litter, I am able to keep track of the differences between the pups even at this young age far… Continue Reading “Sleeping like a dog”
